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Smithers athlete wins gold in javelin at high schools championship

Logan unruh adds to growing hardware collection with a 36.48 metre throw in Kelowna
Thom Barker
Thom Barker
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Northwest athletes march in the opening ceremonies of the BC Games last year in Cowichan where Logan Unruh was provincial champion in javelin. (File photo)

Logan Unruh of Smithers is the 2019 B.C. High School junior javelin champion.

The Smithers Secondary athlete hoisted the 500 gram javelin 36.48 metres this afternoon at the championships in Kelowna to beat out second best competitor Isabel Gerbrand of Mission Secondary School by almost two metres.

Unruh of Smithers is no stranger to top results at championship meets. She has been a champion at the high school level before and won the gold in javelin at the 2018 BC Games in Cowichan.

READ MORE: Logan Unruh BC javelin champion

Her Kelowna gold is the best result for the Northwest team so far. The championships continue tonight and tomorrow.

Thom Barker

About the Author: Thom Barker

After graduating with a geology degree from Carleton University and taking a detour through the high tech business, Thom started his journalism career as a fact-checker for a magazine in Ottawa in 2002.
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